MORGAN v. STATE

No. 52442.

545 S.W.2d 811 (1977)

Joe Stanley MORGAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde W. Woody and Leonard M. Roth, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough, Alvin M. Titus, R. P. Cornelius, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for attempted voluntary manslaughter. Appellant was tried before a jury which assessed punishment at ten years in the Texas Department of Corrections and a fine of $5000.

In order to properly dispose of appellant's two grounds of error, a brief statement of the facts will be necessary. The record reflects that the complaining witness, Lynn Snider, and his companion, Bobby Metcalf, arrived...

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